Local Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival screenings

PHOTO COURTESY OF PIONEER VALLEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL"David" will be shown April 7 at 1 p.m. at the Lander Grinspoon Academy in Northampton. There will be a kosher lunch for sale at noon. This is a family event, appropriate for ages 8 and up.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PIONEER VALLEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL"Hava Nagila" will be shown April 14 at 2 p.m. at Amherst Cinema. There will be a post-film benefit party.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PIONEER VALLEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL"Kaddish For a Friend" will be shown April 18, 4 and 7:30 p.m. in Stirn Auditorium in the Meat Art Museum at Amherst College. Free

PHOTO COURTESY OF PIONEER VALLEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL"Footnote" will be shown April 7, 3 p.m. in Stoddard Hall at Smith College in Northampton.

Guest Speaker and Holocaust Remembrance Day observance led by Smith College Hillel students in collaboration with the synagogues of Northampton and Amherst: Beit Ahavah, Congregation B’nai Israel, and the Jewish Community of Amherst

Guest Speaker: Christian Rogowski, Amherst College professor of German

Most PVJFF films cost $9; $7 for students and seniors. Four-packs and patron passes are also available. Some events are free.

Tickets to all events may be purchased at the door, as available. Tickets to some events may be purchased in advance by calling the Springfield JCC at 739-4715. Tickets for some events are only available through the theater box offices. For a full list of films and ticket information, visit www.pvjff.com.

Films, fun and festivities for everyone: Dyan Wiley, director of the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival (PVJFF) says the festival that runs for two weeks in locations across the Valley, is for anyone, Jewish or not, who loves independent filmmaking. Now in its eighth year, PVJFF offers 20 newly released and classic international and independent films, entries in top film …